Saddle for motor-cycles.



. P. MESINGER. SADDLE POR MOTOR GYULES. APPLIOATIGN FILED mais, 190s.

913,300. Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

Q i Z V Z I A L mfom/w13 FREDERICK MEs1NGER,or NEW YORK, N. Y

SADDLE FOR MOTOR-CYCLES.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

`Application filed August 2.9, 1908. Serial No. 450,825. i

Teelt-'whom it may concern.' l

Be' it known that I, FREDERICK MEsINGEn, a citizen. of the United States, residing at New York city, Bronx, county and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements Ain Saddles for Motor-Cycles, .ofwhich the followinflr is a specification.

. This i'nventijohrelates to an improved saddle more" ``siti'cularly adapted for motor. cycles and w ich is so constructed that an effective spring action is obtained, while 'swaying is prevented.' I

, In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a Side elevation, partly broken away, of my im roved saddle; Fig.. 2 a plan of part 'thereo ,with the seat omitted; `Fig. 3 a section -through one' of the compound back springs Fig. 4 across section on line 4-74,

Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 aside view ofthe clamp.

The seat of the saddle is provided with a stay-spring 11 and with a front suspensionspring 12, the ends of which are bolted at 13 to th'e'saddle-frame composed of a pair of s aced Shanks 14'. To the back of spring 11 t ere' is 'bolteda't' 15 a curved plate 16 adapl ed ,to support the rear of seat 10. Eac bolt 15 is further encompassed by an `eye 17 formed by the top -convolute of a loosely wound coniform spring 18. This spring constitutes the upper member of a v compound back spring, the lower member 19 of which is tightly' wound andl cylindrical in shape. Lower member 19 is arranged vaxially beneath upper member 18, and is secured to shank 1 4 by bolt 20. Springs 18,' 19 areconnected to each other by apin 21 secured at its upper end to the bottom coil of spring 18, and at its lower end to the bottom coil of spring 19. To the lower end of spring 18 is clamped by pin 21 and nut 22, a perforated arm 23 connected by pivot 24,'which carries liber washer 25, to the rear end of a link 26. nected by pivot 2 7, carrying iib'erwasherA 28, to shank 14. Both .pivots 24, 27 are so constructed that they may be readily tightened up in suitable manner, so that in this way" -the friction at the joints Apivots may be adjusted.

formed by said In'practice, springs 18 expand and `contract freely under. slight vibrations'. On morepronouncedvibrations, owing to the unevenness in the road, etc., springs 18 on being `fully compressed will, by pjns 21, actuate springs 1.9, so that the latter-will constitutecomplements. of the former. During The frontend of this link is contightening or loosening the joints 24, 27.A

On ing to the tapering shape of springs 18, they may be partly teescoped by springs 19 during their play. It will be seen that arms 23 and links 26 constitute jointly a shock absorber, while they, at the same time, present means for settingr springs 18, 19 to the weight of the rider.

v The means for securing the saddle to the seat-post 29 consist of a trough-sha ed resilient clamp-plate l30 that stradd es the post and is held intermediate the two shanks 14 by bolts 3l. Within the upper portion of plate 30 is contained a resilient V-sha ed Ajaw 32 which abuts-with its upper e ges against the inwardly turned ends of late 30, while its base bears -upon post 29. olts 31 pass through Shanks 1'4, as well as through plate' 30 and jaw 32, so that by tightening up the nuts 33 on bolts 31, plate 30, as well as jaw 32, may be contracted to securely clam the saddle to the 'seat post.

I c aim:

1. A saddle provided with a frame, a compound back spring consistin of an upper member connected to the sad le and a lower member lconnected to the frame, means for connecting the members to eachother, and pivoted means connecting the lower end of the upper member to the frame, substantially as specified. f

2.- A saddle provided with a frame, a compound back spring consistin of an upper member connected to the sad le and a lower member connected to the frame, means for connecting the members to each other, .an arm engaging the lower end of the upper `Amember, and a'link connecting said arm to the frame, substantiallyr as speciiied.

A saddle provided with a frame, a compound -back sprin consisting of an up er member connecte to the saddle andp a lower member, means-for connecting the members to eachother, ivoted means connecting thel lower end o the upper member to the frame, and means for securing the upper end of theflower member. to .said frame, Substantially-as specified.

4 A saddle provided with a frame, a com.- I

pound back spring consisting of an up erl member connected to the saddle andp a lower member, a in connecting the lower ends 'of lsaid mem ers, lvoted means connecting the lowery end'o the upper member.

to the frame, and means for securing the up'- plate intermediate the Shanks and adapted per end of thelower member to said frame, to straddle the seat-post, a resilientV-shaped substantiall as specified. jaw"\vithin the clamp-plate adapted to en- 5. A sad 1e provided with a 'ame, a comgage said post with lts base and the clamp 5 ound back spring consisting of an upper plate with its uplper ends, and means for 20 oosely wound coniform member connected contracting said p ate and jaw, substantially to the saddle and a lower tightly wound as specified. cylindrical member, a pin connecting the .Signed by/ me at New York city, Man

lower ends of said members, pivoted` means hattan, New York', this 27th day of August,

' 10 connecting the lower end ofthe upper mem- 1908.

ber to the frame and means for securing I' f T the upper end of Ithe lower member to said FREDERICR MESD GER frame, substantially as s ecified. Witnesses:-

6. A saddle provided with a frame, a pair s AUGUST ERB,

15 of Shanks, a trough-shaped resilient clamp- GEORGE KEssNER.. 

